Designs for Crafting vs DiamondPaintCreator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Designs for Crafting
This app provides a comprehensive crafting experience for beginners and experienced makers. It offers over 50 step-by-step projects with downloadable cut files and detailed instructions for various occasions. Users can also access a vast library of fonts and cut files to create their own custom designs.
- Step-by-step craft projects
- Downloadable cut files
- Extensive font library
- Large collection of cut files
- Custom design creation
- Regular content updates
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New to Crafting? No worries, this app gives you everything (and we mean everything) you need to go from 0 to hero! We have over 50 projects with step by step guides, with crafts for every occasion. Valentines Day, Christmas, Birthdays, you name it! Every project has cut files you can easily download and import into your favorite software. We also include photos of the craft, as well as detailed instructions on how to make it. If you want to create your own crafts, not a problem. We have over 300 fonts & 500 cut files! Easily send them to your phone or computer to use them in whatever software you'd like. Consistently, we update the app with new cut files, projects, and more. Subscription Information If you choose to purchase you will begin a free 3 day trial followed by a parent that will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for the renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the free trial current period. Auto-Renewal may be turned off anytime by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current Go Premium pricing is $29.99 USD /Year. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject tp change without notice. You can find a link to the terms of use and privacy policy below. Privacy Policy - https://www.hardlinesoftware.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use - https://www.hardlinesoftware.com/termsofuse
DiamondPaintCreator
Create custom diamond painting patterns with a versatile editor. Choose from a wide range of tools, including color selection, stamps, borders, and transformation options. Convert your own images into patterns and print them with detailed instructions.
- Create custom diamond painting patterns
- Fill squares with DMC or custom colors
- Add stamps and borders
- Convert images to patterns
- Print patterns with instructions
- Undo/redo functionality
- Resize and transform patterns
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Diamond Painting Pattern Creator Comes with 4 sample diamond patterns. Download is free. To activate is $2.99. Highly recommended to use a tablet because of Diamond Painting pattern size. Create your own Diamond Painting patterns. To create Diamond Painting patterns, select Create a Diamond Paint Pattern button. The Diamond Painting Pattern Editor will appear. Fill in the squares with DMS diamond colors. You can even add your own colors if you want. To get started - Use the pencil to fill in squares to your pattern. Use the Eraser to clear filled squares from your diamond painting pattern. You also can select from over 80 stamps and borders to apply to your diamond painting pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: DMC Diamond Color icon - use to select the Diamond Drill color you want to use. Save icon - use to save your pattern. Pencil icon - use to fill in squares on your diamond painting pattern. Eraser icon - use to erase filled squares from your diamond painting pattern. Stamps icon - selectable little stamps (little diamond pattern designs) to add to your diamond painting pattern. Borders icon - selectable borders to add to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your diamond painting pattern. Dropper icon - lets you extract a color from your pattern and add more of that color to your diamond painting pattern. Bucket icon - use to fill selected area with the currently selected color. Bucket+ icon - used to replace a color with the currently selected color. Undo icon - undo each last change you made to your diamond painting pattern. Redo icon - redo each change you undid. Cut icon - remove select area of your diamond painting pattern. Copy icon - copy selected area of your diamond painting pattern. Paste icon - paste copied area to your pattern. Rotate - rotated selection of pattern or whole pattern. Flip right/left - flip selection of your pattern. Flip top/bottom - flip selection of your pattern. Resize icon - change the number of rows/cols of your diamond painting pattern. Zoom in icon - magnify your diamond painting pattern. Zoom out icon - minify your diamond painting pattern. Zoom 1:1 - zoom pattern to Diamond drill actual size. Symbols icon - display a unique symbol on each color to indicate its color value. Picture icon - select a picture from your device and convert to a pattern. Print icon - print your pattern. You will have options to create a print of your pattern and instructions using actual diamond drill sizes. Social media icon - use social media to share your pattern (email, text etc.) When you share your pattern, you will have options to create a picture of your pattern and instructions using actual diamond drill sizes. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your pattern. Drag them to resize your diamond painting pattern. Option settings - change the grid color, change diamond shapes (squares or circle), select not to display the row/column counter. Instruction page - displays the DMC Diamond colors used and finished size. Finished Product page - displays what your pattern looks like after completed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DiamondPaintCreator at free with in-app purchases against Designs for Crafting's subscription. Designs for Crafting's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (12% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Designs for Crafting sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and DiamondPaintCreator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Designs for Crafting ships an update every 3 weeks, DiamondPaintCreator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Designs for Crafting | DiamondPaintCreator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 347 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hardline Software | Sand Castle Designs, Inc |
Customer experience
Designs for Crafting
DiamondPaintCreator
Bugs and requests
Designs for Crafting
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to create a new project
- Unable to log in or restore purchases
- Incompatible with certain Apple devices and operating systems
Requested features
4 requests- Improved instructions and tutorials
- Ability to log in and access existing account
- More free design options and templates
- Better compatibility across devices
DiamondPaintCreator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Designs for Crafting
- 70% Off Yearly$8.991 Year
- Yearly 70% Off with Free Trial3 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Monthly Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- 40% Off With Free Trial3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- 20% Off With Free Trial3 Days trial$23.991 Year
- CraftingPro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Unlock All Features$29.991 Year
- Unlocks All Features3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly Pro$49.991 Year
- Unlock Life Time Access$49.99
DiamondPaintCreator
- Diamond Paint Creator Activate$2.99
Questions
Is Designs for Crafting free?
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